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Sunday, September 28, 2014

28 September, Gaither Concert

Karen is a real "Bookie".  She loves Powell's Book Store


Fun Stuff


Lots of titles that have been banned.  Many are off the Banned list now.


My favorite place in the book store was this cool Coffee Shop


The barista was good!


Evening in Portland


Bob is patiently waiting for Ronda to shop in Whole Foods Grocery Store


Excellent selection and nicely displayed produce


Mostly organic selections


Yummy Apples


We watched the florist making up these arrangements


Wooden fenders and basket.  Nice wheels for night riding


At the Keller Auditorium.  On Clay street in Portland


The Keller is nice inside.  Two large balconies and a huge stage


These buses carry the Gaither Vocal Band and friends


Portland is always busy.  Today is a Marathon, a farmers Market, a craft show, and a hemp festival.


Our Gang.  Karen and Ronda are talking to each other on their phones


Fountain in a park


Almost Sisters


Pat, Karen, and Ronda behind the waterfall.  See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.


They made it out of the waterfall unscathed


Charlotte did some solos, and also sang with the band.  We like her.


Intermission.  It was a packed house


Bill Gaither, song writer, Singer, and businessman.  He has a good band.


After the afternoon concert, we had dinner here at this Applebee's in South Portland.

Bob & Ronda visit

We had a nice evening in Coos Bay.  Visited with Karen Preston.  This morning we drove to Salem, OR.  Then a drive in the Country.  We're with Bob & Ronda.  


There are more than 20 Winery's in this part of Oregon.  The harvest is immanent.  The fruit is tested every day for Sugar and Ph levels.  The picking is done by hand.  Pinot Noir is a popular grape up here, but there are all kinds.  


A Vineyard Rest Area


It's a beautiful area


The first Winery we stopped at was having a "Pickers Party". You needed to be a member of an association to enter, so we went on to another one.  This is Cherry Hill.


Ronda, Bob, Pat, Karen & Preston.  Our "Gang"


Need a job?


All the Winery's have gift shops


Wine tours are fun, even if you don't drink the stuff :-)


The Little White Church in the Vineyard


Thick and heavy in the Arbor


We liked Orchard Heights the best.  The had some miss matched labels on some of the bottles, so they were on sale.  We bought some for a buck a bottle! 


We Agree


There were several flavors of this excellent jelly, we enjoyed the tasting!  Bought a jar of the hottest...


Ronda and Karen checking out the "girl stuff"


Too late today, but would like to try this another time.


The youngest one gets to ride in the back seat!


Thai Country Restaurant is there across the street.  Our Dinner destination


We're in McMinville, OR.  A busy College town, Very interesting and fun downtown


Looks like Mexico


Halloween will be here soon.


LOTS of activities in this town


We  enjoyed looking and shopping


"2 fer" is always good


Ben said something funny 


I'm not a huge fan of Thai food, but we all got full :-)